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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Joni Spurlin; Mehmet Ozturk; Hatice Ozturk

Integrated Project Teams have beeninvestigated [1]. It was observed that teams with even gender breakdown performed better thanthe teams with a single female member. We have been looking into team performance in ourcourses ever since some core courses in the curriculum were paired up with problem laboratories.Problem laboratories presented us a challenge because students had to communicate and workwith one another in the absence of instruments or computers. Initially, we used the grades to formthe groups making sure that every group contained an A student while observing a uniformdistribution of women and minorities in the groups. At the end of the semester, course evaluationforms which contained additional questions to check the group performance

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Internet Programming and Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonid Preiser

-way street. Theeffectiveness of any service, in particular the effort of developing a new IS infrastructure,depends on the effectiveness of interaction between the IS professionals (servers) and the users(clients). The interaction, on the other hand, is based on each player’s perception of their ownroles and skills needed to make the IS project a success, as well as on mutual perception eachplayer has of each other’s roles and skills.This paper examines the concepts leading to modeling of the dynamics of working relationshipbetween clients and servers in the IS industry.In what follows, the providers (IS experts, system analysts, IT professionals) will be referred toas servers, S, whereas those who are served (users, clients, IT/IS customers

Conference Session

Instrumentation in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hank Javan; Mark Rajai

fourth important instrument discussed. Although with the emerging newIC technology the use of such instruments is less comman than it once was, we decided toinclude it anyway. It shows important circuits functions such as the generation of a staircasewaveform and the ability to sweep the collector current over a range of values. We alsodiscussed the project of a previous student, who succeeded in designing such a circuit usingcomputer software [2]. Page 8.166.4In the digital vs. analog section we discussed the average and the rms values of digital and Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg; Peter Shull

Inter-operable Systems Project (ISP) and the other major SP50 companies, including Honeywell, Allen Bradley, and others formed the WorldFIP standard group [2]. Figure 3 Fieldbus LAN Options [2] Further consoli-dation occurred in 1993 when the ISP and WorldFIPjoined to form the Fieldbus Foundation (FF). As a result, two protocols have evolved forLAN based process control applications: the Fieldbus Foundation, a standard

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler

5 0Engineering 412 Management SemesterMath 455 Design of Even Year 7 1 Experiments Spring*Most recent completed semester Table 2: Course Frequency and EnrollmentsIn addition to the electives in a specialty area, each student is required to complete a seniorresearch/design sequence of four semester hours. This sequence allows the student to work onan engineering problem (project) requiring integration of previous knowledge and possibly theacquisition of new knowledge relevant to the specialty area. Industrial specialty projects havedealt with human factors, quality

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Educationprovided on this page. The Control Panel (Fig. 2) allows the course instructor to post or modifyannouncements, course material including syllabi, contest guidelines, homework, projects, andsolution to test/quiz problems. Fig. 2. Control Panel. Many of the above mentioned sites have menus that can be accessed by all users. As anexample Communication Center menus are shown in Fig. 3. The instructor can access the classroster and optionally send e-mail messages to all students or selected individuals or groups. Thistask is made easy because the class roster is created automatically when the students enroll for thecourse. However, the instructor

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Anderson; Marc Hoit; Richard M. Felder; Matthew Ohland; Guili Zhang

the benefits of an integrated curriculumin a less ambitious way that had the potential of serving more students. The two year projectincluded the following courses: Calculus I, II, III and Differential Equations, General Chemistry I Page 8.718.2and II, and Physics I and II and a Freshman Engineering class. The project started in Fall 94 with Session 2630planning, developing course structures and enlisting students. There were 92 students entered intothe program starting Fall of 95.III. Structure of IMPECCourses• MA 141—Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (Fall

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Chernik; Josh Lambden; Brent Young; Bill Svrcek

Tar Sands Upgrader Expansion project and completed his process control course via distance education.JOSHUA LAMBDENJosh Lambden is an undergraduate student in his final year of Chemical Engineering at the University of Calgary,Alberta, Canada. As part of the University of Calgary’s Engineering Internship Program he completed a year withSNC-Lavalin Inc., an Engineering, Procurement and Construction company. Whilst at Jacobs he worked on avariety of projects and completed his process control course via distance education.GLEN HAYGlen Hay is a post-graduate student in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary, Alberta,Canada. He received his B.Sc. degree in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Yau

(tenweek) undergraduate course in Web technology. The second half of the quarter covers client-sideWeb programming with JavaScript. Again, programming assignments are implemented using thepersistent student web sites.In the past, I have taught this course with more of a focus on Web design and development. Inthat context, I used the last half of the quarter to cover Web design methodologies and the use ofprevalent industry tools for Web site generation, instead of covering client-side programming. Iadded a project component in which the students develop a Web site for an external partner.Originally, this was a faculty member (course web site or home page), student group, or familybusiness. Later I made the project into a Service Learning one that

Conference Session

Nuclear Waste and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Katz; Donna O'Kelly; Sheldon Landsberger

studentsper year with the anticipation that the National Laboratories will then fund the student after thefirst year is completed or funding will be found from other radiochemistry or nuclear chemistryresearch projects. In such a way, funding will be used to maximize the number of graduatestudents receiving graduate degrees in radiochemistry, thus being a pipeline to DOE labs.Undergraduate students will also be recruited and encouraged to apply for summer internshipprograms. This will allow easier recruiting of graduate students. Adequate training will be givenat the University of Texas so that “down-time” is minimized. The National Laboratories haveexcellent facilities in a wide range of radiochemistry and actinide research including state-of-the

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Gadalla; Kamal Shahrabi

by education and/or experience at the filed of application. 3. Equipped with general knowledge (can be specific if necessary) on the basis on which CAD/CAM systems operate such as: Geometric modeling, solid modeling, surface modeling, computer graphics, etc. 4. Is capable of customizing the CAD/CAM system. 5. Is capable of discussing his/her needs and communicate effectively with the R&D staff. 6. Performs maintenance and develops short cut solutions to improve system utilization. 7. Be able to develop, direct, and mange projects intended to develop subroutines, sub- programs or work relate material intended to serve the CAD/CAM system.3. Building a Curriculum Program for Intelligent

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NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ron Adrezin; Marty Wood; Karen Wosczyna-Birch

called Project Lead the Way (PLTW). In the PLTW consortium, students willcomplete their capstone project and one senior level course at a neighboring communitycollege. The implementation of a seamless pathway program in Engineering andEngineering Technology was first piloted with the Engineering Department at theUniversity of Connecticut and with the School of Technology at Central Connecticut StateUniversity. This paper will highlight the strategies that were used to overcomearticulation and transfer barriers between two-year community colleges and four-yearengineering programs including the following: 1 Organizational Structure 2 Administrative procedures 3 Articulation using program outcomes 4 Mentoring 5

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ira Lockwood; Caleb Chitwood; Byron Newberry

discussed, each subject to arbitrary forcing. The model presented, generated aspart of a student project within the senior Machine Vibrations class at Oklahoma ChristianUniversity, allows the students to integrate several analytical techniques into a singlecomputational design tool. With the simulation process automated within Mathcad, the studentdesigner is free to concentrate on parametric studies and optimization of the suspension response.Moreover, the presented model allows the designer to consider realistic (i.e. arbitrary) off-roadground profiles. The educational strengths of this integrated Mathcad model are discussed.II. BackgroundMost practical dynamic systems incorporate multiple degrees-of-freedom and are subject tocomplex, if not

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Craver; Darrell Schoder; Charles Turner; Anthony Tarquin

project in Ciudad Juarez and a water resources book on the Rio Grande.DARRELL SCHRODER is a professor of Electrical Engineering and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Students.His field of interest is student development and assessment. He is an adamant tinker and is constantly workingwith students on projects involving microprocessor applications.ANTHONY TARQUIN is a Professor of Civil Engineering. He has been at UTEP for 30 years. His primary filedof research is water treatment and he is currently working with the El Paso Water Utility on disinfection anddesalination projects.WILLIAM L. CRAVER is a professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. He has been atUTEP for 30 years. His research interests include engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anne Beddingfield; A. Wayne Bennett

engineering students. Toastmaster members often introduce guestspeakers to large audiences and serve on the platform at public ceremonies and gatherings. Each semester the Bagley College sponsors speakers and activities to enhance students’communication skills. Past topics have included such areas as effective communication skills forengineers, personality type preference inventories and effective writing techniques through theengineering curriculum. The College has also dedicated facilities and equipment to assist students in becomingbetter communicators. The Communication Suite is a dedicated room with the technicalresources for students to videotape speeches and presentations, practice PowerPoint presentationsand other group projects

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Zehnder

between experimental variables and data, and to validate theory. We are strong proponents on hands-on laboratories; they must never be eliminated fromengineering education, however, hands-on laboratories are not always an option due to space,cost and time constraints. Thus other means of providing laboratory like experience are oftendesirable. There are currently a number of projects to develop virtual laboratories. These can beclassified broadly into three categories. (1) Simulation based virtual labs that provide a softwaremockup of an experiment, sometimes including controls, meters and such to emulate the physicallab [1]. By changing parameters of the simulation, students can observe changes to the system.(2) Remote but physical labs in

Conference Session

Best Teaching Practices for ABET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

pedagogical view and recent tragedies such as the Columbine, Heritage, and Santeeschool shootings have impelled school boards and administrators to view Ethics andCharacter Education as a way to counteract and prevent violence. The result has been thedevelopment and implementation of Character Education programs in public schoolsacross the nation. Federal monies from the U.S. Department of Education have beenavailable to school districts since 1995 to support the development of pilot characterprograms. As of May 1999, nine states have initiated such projects. In Virginia, Georgia,Florida, and Mississippi legislation has been passed mandating that Character Educationprograms be implemented statewide. As a result, teacher education programs are

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

estimated that 90 percent were from ASHRAE. It was not possible todetermine exactly how many returns came from each society since not all respondents providedcontact information.Of the 42 survey returns, 50 percent indicated that they “almost always” encounter projects inthermal systems, while 93 percent indicated they encounter projects in thermal systems at least“occasionally”. This alone confirms that the response to the survey was limited to participantswith the appropriate background in thermal systems as was desired. For thermodynamics as anoverall discipline, 17 percent “almost always” and 76 percent at least “occasionally” encounterthermodynamics. For heat transfer as an overall discipline, 45 percent said they encounter heattransfer

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gardner; Freddie Frazier; Kelvin Kirby

performance in mathematics? Since the teacher is the primary facilitator ofthe student learning process, the teacher must utilize the optimal techniques identified tocovey various concepts and subject matter. In addition, the order of presentation mustbe logical and well designed to offer the greatest opportunity for the student to learn.The student must be subject to a well-designed performance evaluation process, whichpositions the student to master the course content. This project established a team withthe focus of enhancing teacher and student performance in mathematics. Dr. FreddieFrazier, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, leads the team. The team focused onteaching techniques and methodologies, order of instruction and course content for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yu Li; Jiang Li

materials. The online materials include online courses (more than thirty online graduate courses and three undergraduate courses), online seminars, online galleries, online presentations and online publications. Students can also conduct the online project using provided online software via this wireless network, such as online modeling, numerical simulation, analysis, etc.2. Data transferring within the Lab for shear testing. The Geotechnical Laboratory is equipped with three multiple axes shear devices such as static triaxial shear device, dynamic triaxial device and soil resonant column. These not wired testing machine are used frequently for research projects and teaching in Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Using such

Conference Session

Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve E. Watkins; Richard Hall; Vicki Eller

electrical engineering and is programmer analyst in the InstructionalSoftware Development Center at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Her interdisciplinary research projects involveweb-based learning resources for engineering courses. She has been appointed the Student Representative to theUniversity of Missouri Board of Curators for 2002-2003. She received a B.S. in electrical engineering from theUniversity of Missouri-Rolla in 2000.STEVE E. WATKINSDr. Steve E. Watkins is Director of the Applied Optics Laboratory and Associate Professor of Electrical andComputer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is a member of several interdisciplinary researchteams with projects addressing educational improvements in technical communication an d

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Koffman; Bryan Waltrip; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

believe that the digital result is absolutely accurate. But the skill to evaluate theresult comparatively to the other components of the project has to be developed further among manyof the students.Bridge MeasurementsLet us now consider bridge measurements. The bridge must be constructed using a voltage source, adetector and a set of resistors. Practically, we can set the experiment in such a way that tworesistors, R2 and R 4, are used to set the range. So their ratio is relevant to the measurement process.One resistor, R3, has to have very good resolution in order to fine tune the result.In the case when complex impedance must be measured, bridge components should be variableimpedances. The bridge should have isolation transformers in order to

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Beckry Abdel-Magid; Yunsheng Xu

from theexperimentation to develop some general conclusions that will support,invalidate, or redesign the hypothesis [6]. These four steps are vital to anyresearch project and should be performed with utmost care and rigor.In addition to being proficient in the research process, students should be awareof the positive attitude for success in research. This includes setting realisticgoals to motivate the student, having a good mental preparation and an I-can-do-it attitude, learning to enjoy the research activity and to be persistent inovercoming setbacks, and being curious to investigate a problem and questionthe results. These traits are not only essential for research but they alsoformulate the characteristics of the inquisitive lifelong

Conference Session

What's New in Industrial Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

multimedia CD-ROMwas developed as an electronic support system for servo-pneumatic positioning, as wellas part of another project for bio-medical engineering with Prof. T. Pato in Berne,Switzerland. In 1997 Paul G. Ranky and Mick F. Ranky developed a 3D browserreadable, virtual computer disassembly method, supported by industry, that has led toseveral other R&D grants (including major DOD grants for NJIT) and publications,including the 3D Multimedia Case Based Library (1995 to date).Since then the topic as well as the architecture has evolved into a robust, object-orientedknowledge management architecture with 3D web-objects, supported by severalcompanies and institutions, including FESTO Inc. USA, GenRad, Inc., The NottinghamInnovative

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Koen

engineering called optimization theory, which is familiar, at least in outline, toall engineers but relatively unheard of and more challenging to the philosopher and non-engineer.Ironically it is totally ignored by the engineering ethicist who makes his or her living telling theengineer what the good, right, ethical thing to do is. Saying that a Mercedes is a better automobile than a Mustang is nonsensical (this timefrom the point-of-view of the engineer) if better is being used in an engineering sense. As statedabove, they are both optimum solutions to different specific design projects. It does make senseto prefer one design project over the other. An engineer could conceivably argue that designingan automobile similar to the Mercedes is a

Conference Session

Programming and DSP Issues in Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

, • reads in all frequencies and amplitudes from the Fourier analysis, • determines the fundamental frequency, and • reports all of the required information.Figure 6 shows portions of the Perl program and a screen shot of the output file. Page 8.1252.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 6. Perl Program and OutputIV Statistical AnalysisThe objective of the project is to determine if the oxide thickness of all the MOSFETs in a ringoscillator has an

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Eliot; Angela Linse; Jennifer Turns

to requests for changes in the way that we educate andprepare engineers for the future. For example, a number of organizations and stakeholders havesponsored initiatives focused on defining new goals, developing materials, and providingresources. Such efforts include NEEDS – the National Engineering Education Database (a digitallibrary of educational technologies), the NSF Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvementprogram (that supports resource development projects), the new ABET outcome-basedaccreditation policy, and the NSF Coalitions program (that brought together institutions aroundcoalition-specific missions and large-scale curricular reform).Work directly with faculty has been a key element of efforts to enhance engineering

Conference Session

Engineering / Education Collaborations

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Coburn Stoler; Peter Crouch; Douglas Gorham

“CityTech: Stuff That Works” project and is a member of the AdvisoryCommittee for the International Technology Education Association.PETER CROUCHDr. Crouch obtained his Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science and his Master's degree in ControlTheory from Warwick University, England. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Sciences from HarvardUniversity. His principal research interests lie in nonlinear, systems and control theory. Dr. Crouch is bestknown for his work in the synthesis of nonlinear systems. He has published over 150 papers and onemonograph, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.BARBARA COBURN STOLERBarbara Coburn Stoler is the Managing Director of IEEE Educational Activities. Previously she wasManaging

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

.20Many engineering courses require students to compose documents (such as laboratory reports,activity reports, and project reports) and to verbally present project findings or laboratoryresults. However, Walvoord expresses that engineering faculty, although they know that writingis important are often reluctant to “teach” writing to their students. The faculty worry that theirknowledge of technical writing and verbal communication and their ability to constructivelyrespond to student work is limited and their ability to constructively provide feedback to thestudents is inadequate. 19 In addition, many schools and programs do not recognize thedifference between what is being taught in introductory composition courses and industry’sneeds. Ramey

Conference Session

Student Chapters - Formulas for Success

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Reid; Charles Tiltrum

avenues to learn about and exercise socialresponsibility, 4) exposure to the importance of life-long learning and licensure, 5)development of teamwork, communication, and leadership skills, and 6) service toprofession. This paper will provide examples of how the eight factors for a successfulchapter are implemented and how the student chapter supports departmental outcomes.IntroductionRegardless of the engineering discipline, active student professional societies have oftenbeen used to compliment academic programs. Typically, these activities have often beenviewed as opportunities to allow practitioners to interact with students and present real-world projects and experience to the students. However, successful student chaptersprovide much more